This was an absolute BLAST. I’m not usually a thriller fan, but I loved this one so much, I may have to explore the genre some more!!! I love some good morally gray characters and also i want Julian and Jodi to get together thanks!

Thank you to Julie Soto, Wednesday Books, and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

This was really good. It was a good thriller, with twists that kept me engaged. I enjoyed the writing.

Jodi is one of the Thrashers- a group of best friends revolving around Zack Thrasher. She is not like the rich, gorgeous group, but as Zack's childhood best friend she is instantly part of the group. When a new girl, Emily, tries to join the group and later dies by suicide, people start to view the Thrashers differently. Jodi tries to uncover what really happened, but in the midst of doing so she wonders who she can really trust.

This book was cute! It was a bit predictable, but a fun YA read. I could have done without the supernatural elements, but overall I enjoyed the book and sped through it in one day,

Thank you NetGalley for an arc of this book in exchange for my honest review.

While reading this, I kept thinking to myself that I am so glad I am past my teenage years and that my high school experience was much tamer than this crazy wild ride of a story! But, I must say, all the drama of this so called Thrashers group makes for excellent reading and boy does a lot happen during this year after the death of Emily and the persecution of the Thrashers as everyone tries to figure out the truth of her suicide. No one is perfect, people make mistakes and decisions that have not been fully thought out (thanks to teen brains not fully developed yet), but it was easy to sympathize with Jodi who is definitely stuck between a rock and a hard place with her loyalties to the Thrashers, but also conflicting stories from others showing that maybe the Thrashers did have something to do with Emily's death.

While most of the book deals with the case being brought to charge the Thrashers, you do get a touch of maybe the supernatural and some crazy accidents and close calls with death. But you also get decent people, or at least ones that try to help get everything out in the open. Great story with plenty of thrills and chills, and the maturing of teens as they come to grips with their actions (mostly anyways). I liked the ending which had a nice touch of revenge for what happened with Emily (spooky!). If you like YA thrillers, this is a good option!

I've always felt that if you can survive high school, you can survive anything. THE THRASHERS takes that philosophy and adds a few twists that only serve to prove my point. This was a fast read. Julie Soto builds the back story and quickly throws readers into the deep end. When one student dies, it weaves a clear picture of who belongs and who doesn't.

First off, I would like to give my fullest gratitude for allowing me the opportunity to read this book! Julie is absolutely one of my favorite authors, and she absolutely killed it in this genre! I'm blown away by the depth of the characters, the twist and turns, and just how captivating the story was. Mystery thrillers are typically not my normal reads, though after this I might be giving the genre a new try, but it's fully possible Julie Is just THAT good.
This book had me in a choke hold from chapter 1. Jodi, our precious & good-hearted protagonist, dealing with the tragic loss of a casual friend. We see the complex nature of teens in todays world in the dynamic of her popular friend group, known to others as "thrashers." Their world is about to be flipped upside down, and maybe it should be.
I seriously loved this book, I get so excited when I see Julie coming out with anything new, and I cannot wait for more of her work in any genre!

Definitely YA but definitely kept me invested. There were some parts that were a little draggy and heavier topics than I was expecting. I'd read an entire other book of JodiJulian even if the genre was different. Thanks to Netgalley for the free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review, book publishes 5/6

"The Thrashers" is a quick read for those who enjoy YA thrillers/mysteries. Some of the high school behavior was not really my cup of tea, but I still think this is a book worth reading. I am intrigued enough to read Soto's romance novels after reading this one.

This book was so addictive! I started it and finished in the same day because I didn’t want to stop reading.
This was giving Pretty Little Liars vibes but all the best parts of that show and not the eye rolling parts 😜
I genuinely think it’s worth the high praise it’s been getting. One of the ways I know I am really loving a thriller type book is when I’m having so much fun while reading it that I’m not trying to figure out how it will end. This was that for me. The pace was perfect and everyone was so interesting that I was just along for the ride. I really enjoyed the ending as well.
This was a great read.
I honestly loved it.

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The audiobook was very good as well. The narrators gave each person a distinct difference so you could always tell who was talking during the dialogue scenes. I loved the audio and highly recommend it!

THE THRASHERS was a unique YA mystery/thriller, putting the pieces together to solve what really happened to one girl. The relationships between the main characters were interesting and well drawn out through various means, although it took a while to truly start distinguishing them from each other. The timeline chapters helped establish the cadence of the story, which was helpful given the way things unwound. There was a mild supernatural element, which isn’t really my thing and detracted from the enjoyment of the story.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read and review THE THRASHERS.

This was a wonderful YA thriller, great plot and amazing characters, a definite recommendation. This was my first Julie Soto book and will not be my last!

Writing was great as always just a little too YA for me. Would definitely recommend for anyone under 25. Lots of high school drama and suspense.

Thank you for the advanced readers copy of The Thrashers! I have LOVED Julie Soto’s romance novels and was super excited to see she had written a young adult thriller! It was an engaging page turner with well written characters. This book gives off vibes of pretty little liars and mean girls. I highly recommend picking this one up and getting lost in the story while ignoring adult responsibilities. Thank you again for the ARC of The Thrashers!!

Give me a group of popular high schoolers dealing with their own insecurities, a newcomer who want to be part of their group at all costs, ghosts and paranormal activities freaking the bejezus out of you, and you get this delicious and unputdownable YA thriller called The Thrashers. I read this book in two sittings, and I really enjoyed the plot as well as the characters, particularly the main female character Jodi and the main male character's best friend Julian. The dynamics between the 5-6 members of the Thrashers kept evolving throughout the whole story as secrets were revealed and other were bring their walls up or down throughout the investigation of Emily's death. I will definitely read Julie Soto again!

4.5 stars!

A big 'Thank you' to Net Galley and Wednesday Book for this e-ARC in exchange of my honest review.

Secrets, lies and jealousy weave this thrilling mystery into an unputdownable must-read.

I’m sad to say I have never read anything by this author before and I now realize that I have been missing out!

I loved this fast-paced young adult thriller that reminds me so much of the tv show Pretty Little Liars (which I watched as an adult and LOVED!). Despite revolving around high schoolers, The Thrashers is perfect for readers of all ages. I could not put it down. Rich in character development, teenage drama and the unexpected (but necessary) paranormal activity, the fluid writing style made it impossible to stop reading. I loved the epilogue and hope to read a second installment in the near future?

Side Note: Burr’s was mentioned several times and although I did not grow up going there, I know Mr. Burr’s son and that Mr. Burr recently passed away. It brought a smile to my face to read about this teenage hangout.

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press | Wednesday Books and the author, Julie Soto, for a DRC of this non-stop thrill ride.

Julie Soto is one of my all time favorite authors!!!

Anything that this author writes I'm going to read it!! The Thrashers was such a thrilling YA adventure!! Hands down one of the top YA books I've read besides The Mary Shelley Club!

Soto you KNOW how to WRITE girl!!! I binged this book and read it in less than 24 hours!! I've read all of her books and this one is going on one of my top contender YA books!!

5/5 stars

I’m a big fan of Julie Soto. She’s written another fantastic story!
The Thrashers by Julie Soto is another excellent and thrilling read who pulls together another insane, yet highly clever, mystery that you really cannot put down.
I loved the well fleshed out characters and found them to be entertaining.
They were vivid and actually believable.
The story itself was decent, there was a wonderful atmospheric and suspenseful tone set.
A quick and interesting read that I enjoyed.

The Thrashers, an elite friend group at New Helvetia High, are the epitome of a high school clique. Even though it's been a while since I was in high school, the bullying and the characters rang true for me. I liked not knowing who to trust, and that kept me invested in the story. There was also a paranormal angle that acted as a surprising addition to the mystery plotting. The ending was a bit open for me, and I'm hoping there is a sequel in the works. I think YA fans will really enjoy this one.

Thank you, NetGalley|St. Martin’s Press|Wednesday Books for an eARC of this book. **Though I received an ARC, all thoughts and opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review in any way**

WOW. For Julie Soto’s debut YA Mystery/Thriller, this truly delivered! Prior to this book, I had only read one book by Julie Soto, but I absolutely loved it. I will admit, I was a little skeptical going into this, given her primary genre has been adult romance. The Thrashers put my skepticism to rest almost immediately.

I was hooked from the Prologue; to the point that I was taking notes on each chapter and trying to figure this out along the way myself. I loved that the mystery of it all kept me wanting to read to learn how everything happened and who was truly to blame. I will say, please check the trigger warnings! From the very beginning, some heavy and sensitive topics are covered. Additionally, there is paranormal content that may not be suitable for all. While I personally enjoyed being surprised by those elements, I know not everyone will and your personal well-being is most important.

I’ll start with what I didn’t like (which wasn’t much), I wish we would have gotten more at the end. I wanted to hear more about Emily’s motives from her true perspective and get more of a resolution for her. I wasn’t sure if this book was being set up for a sequel (I wouldn’t mind that), but if there aren’t plans to continue this story, I did feel a little let down by the end.

I also wanted more seance! This is one of the topics that I feel should be a trigger warning and I don’t believe it is. We had one scene with this, and it was very informative without giving too much away or being too scary. I wish there was more time spent doing something of this nature in with The Thrashers or with Nan. The goal of the book is to figure out the truth, and this would have helped fulfill that.

Now, for what I did like (SO MUCH!!), first, I think that Julie Soto does a very good job of giving her characters personalities. I felt like I knew each member of The Thrashers and understood where they were coming from. With a group of 5 (arguably 6), that is a lot of personalities to navigate and I thought it was done well.

I also felt like the pacing was appropriate. With the sequence of events covered, I didn’t feel like it went too fast from one event to another. I do think more could have been said at the end, but with the content provided it was great. I didn’t wish we had stayed in one scene for longer at any point. It was covered just enough to say WTF and want to keep reading.

I also liked the underlying romance plot that developed. This is another point that makes me feel (and hope) that a sequel is coming. I need to know what is next for Jodi and Julian. Does she help him navigate his new situation and new…friend? That’s the biggest question I still have.

Overall, I really enjoyed this novel and I hope that Julie Soto explores this genre more!

woooof this one was addictive!!! I saw the main plot twists coming but honestly the story had me so engrossed that I enjoyed it beginning to end. Jodie was a very well written fully fleshed out MC, and I loved reading about her. Julian is such a good MMC, conflicting and bad and not wholly bad and not wholly good. I love a good realistic man. I loved that it still felt very young/YA, but the romance didn’t make me feel icky (as it sometimes does with teens). The epilogue?? Straight up WTF. Read it and lmk your thoughts!
Check the TWs for this one including suicide, bullying, and more. (FWIF I don’t read bully romances and this book had topics of bullying but not in a romantic relationship between leads so it didn’t bother me. As someone who has been bullied a lot, it felt very real and approachable despite the sad topics)